Title: Courageous (Valiant Hearts #3)
Author: Dina L. Sleiman
Pages: 368
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Genre: Medieval
Publisher: Bethany House
Format: Paperback (also available in eBook)
Note: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher
in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
Valiant Hearts:
Where Adventure and Romance Meet
Inspired by the
vision of the Young Lady Sapphira, Rosalind, of Ipsworth joins a group of men,
women, and children as a defender of the cross, seeking to free captives from
prisons near Tripoli. She gladly gives herself to the cause, as she’s haunted
by a tragic mistake and no longer deserves such joys as marriage and family
might bring.
Sir Randel
Penigree was reared to serve in the church, but dreams of protecting the
innocent as a knight. Joining a crusade to escape humiliation at home, he finds
himself drawn to Rosalind as they partner to train and protect a group of yound
adolescents. When they face political machinations, danger, and an unknown
enemy bent on their destruction, they are forced to reconsider their priorities
and the very nature of the God they serve.
My review:
This is another
incredible medieval tale!
This is a
stand-alone story. A number of the characters were in secondary roles in the
earlier books in the series but there is enough information included in this
book about them that you don’t need to have read either of the previous novels
before this one.
I loved getting
to know more about Rosalind and meeting Randel. They are both wonderful though
flawed characters. They each have deep seated guilt that they are carrying from
things that have happened in their pasts. They each have a journey to travel to
try and deal with their guilt and learn to accept God’s love and forgiveness as
truth.
I thoroughly
enjoyed the action and battle scenes. Part of what I liked was that there are
no graphic details given and yet the fear and focus that the knights and other
fighters experienced was clearly expressed.
The other aspect
of this group of crusaders and their battles was the attention that they had on
prayer and seeking God’s guidance. This is how I believe we are all supposed to
live and I love it when that is how the characters in books live as well.
This wonderful
book is getting a rating of 5 stars from me. I highly recommend it.
You can find out
more about Dina Sleiman and her books on her website at:
http://awesomeinspirationals.blogspot.com/p/who-is-dina.html
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